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2a3 ?

I see that the 300b tube gets a lot of love here, do we have any 2a3 fans? I owned a pair of George Wright monos several years ago and I’m leaning that direction again. I’m also giving thought to the Coincident 300b stereo which certainly seems good value although the price of admission for quality tubes is steep. Any of my speakers are efficient enough for either option. 

kckrs

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kckrs OP
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Good call Atmasphere. I owned the Melody i2a3

running 4x parallel 2a3's for 16-18 watts. A superbly

built amp (why did I sell it?). I have the speakers to

take advantage of five watts or less so no issues there.

I believe I understand single ended theory but doesn't True 

Class A single ended come from DHT tubes? Are amps

using el34, el84 and various KT's claiming single ended

actually pseudo single ended? I consider Wrights

2a3's true single ended whereas a Dennis Had

KT88 is pseudo? I've owned both but can obviously use

some schooling.

kckrs OP
27 posts
 

Nearly pulled the trigger on 45 amps as well but concerned

about availability/durability/reliability of tubes that haven't been manufactured in decades. I have little tolerance for equipment that

may have questionable reliability.

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